noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
carnassial; carnassial tooth
Zoological term for the specialized shearing teeth found in carnivorans, such as the upper fourth premolar and lower first molar.
裂肉歯は肉食動物の顎に見られる特殊な歯です。
Carnassial teeth are specialized teeth found in the jaws of carnivorous animals.
この化石の裂肉歯の形状から、その動物が肉食だったことがわかる。
From the shape of the carnassial teeth in this fossil, we can tell that the animal was a carnivore.